Key holder



March 5, 1935. BLOEMSMA I 1,993,317

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Patented Mar. 5, 1935 A're w'rkorncE KEY HOLDER John Blooms ma, Detroit, Mich.

Application'July' 2s, v193.4, SerialaNo. 737,462

.4 Claims. (01. 150-40) This invention relates to improvements in key holders. A conventional key holder consists of a flexible casing the ends of which are inwardly folded and secured to one another to cover one side of the central portion, and along one margin of the latter a rigid member is provided which carries a plurality of hooks to which keys may be secured so as to depend therefrom between the said central casing portion and the inwardly folded ends. While such a holder provides sufficient protection so that keys may be carried without fear of their catching upon the users garments or tearing holes in his pockets, it occupies considerable pocket space and accomplishes merely one single purpose.

It isan object of the present invention to provide a key holder having a pocket so formed therein that papers and the like may be safely deposited therein, and wherein this pocket is so arranged that the hooks and the rigid member to which they are attached minimize the possibility of the contents of the pocket accidentally dropping out even when the mouth of the pocket is not fastened.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a key holder wherein cooperating fastener portions are provided both upon the pocket and upon the rigid member which carries the hooks, thereby insuring lasting strength to the fastening, and providing a fastening arrangement which does not involve wear and tear upon the casing, particularly since the latter is usually made of leather or other relatively soft and pliable material. Moreover this arrangement of 3 one fastener portion upon the rigid member precludes the necessity of utilizing a fastener portion extending through the casing to detract from the appearance of the latter.

Having briefly and broadly stated some of the major objects and advantages of the invention I will now proceed to describe a preferred embodiment thereof, with the aid of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a front elevation of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the invention showing the casing ends inwardly folded.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a casing made of flexible material, usually leather. The ends 2 and 3 of this casing are intended to be inwardly folded as shown in Figure 3, and held together with cooperating fastener portions 2a and 3a.

Adjacent one margin of the central portion of the casing a rigid member, usually made of metal,

is secured thereto as by rivets 5. This-member is of angle section and has a laterally projecting flange 4a along its outer margin to which a plurality of key hooks 6 are secured.

A pocket '7 is arranged upon the inner face of the central portion of the casing l, and is held in position by stitching 8 which extends across the lower extremity of the pocket and part way up both sides of the latter. This stitching of course also passes through the casing 1. The upper margin of the pocket rests against the rigid member 4 beneath the outwardly projectingflange 4a of the latter which effectually prevents papers from dropping through the mouth of the pocket. 15

Mounted upon the upper portion of the pocket usually centrally of its width is a fastener'portion 9 which cooperates with a corresponding fastener portion 9a provided upon the member 4. When these two fasteners 9 and 9a are in engageinent papers are securely held within the pocket. Again the provision of the fastener portion 9a upon the member 4 instead of upon the casing l, relieves the latter of the wear and tear to which the said casing would otherwise be sub- -jected.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described and shown, it is understood that the construction is susceptible to such further alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims. o

What I claim is:

1. A key holder comprising a flexible casing the extremities of which are inwardly folded one over the other when the holder is closed to cover one face of the central portion, a rigid member secured to the said central portion adjacent one margin thereof, hooks adapted to receive keys 40 depending from the rigid member, a flat sheet of material upon the inner face of said central portion so that one extremity of the sheet lies upon the rigid member, said flat sheet having a portion of its margin secured to the central casing 45 portion to form a pocket with an open mouth extending across the rigid member, and said hooks resting against the open mouth of the pocket and tending to hold said mouth closed.

2. A key holder comprising a flexible casing the extremities of which are inwardly folded one over the other when the holder is'closed to cover one face of the central portion of the casing, a rigid member of angle section having one flange thereof secured to the inner face of said central 55 casing portion and adjacent one margin thereof,

hooks adapted to receive keys depending from the other flange of said member, a flat sheet of material arranged upon the central portion so that a part thereof rests upon a portion of the first named flange, said flat sheet having a portion of its margin secured to said central casing portion to form a pocket with a mouth extending between said sheet and said first named flange, and the other flange of the angle shaped member extending across the mouth of'the pocket to prevent the loss of articles therefrom.

3. A key holder comprising a casing the extremities of which are inwardly folded and se- 'cured to one another when the holder is closed thereby covering one face of the central portion,

fastening means on said extremities cooperating with one another, a rigid member of angle section having one flange resting upon the said central casing portion and secured thereto adjacent.

one margin thereof, a fastener portion upon said flange, hooks dependingly mounted upon the other flange of said member, a pocket resting adjacent the central casing portion and having a portion of its margin secured thereto, a portion of the pocket extending over the first named flange so that a mouth for the pocket is formed between them, and a fastener portion on the pocket cooperating with the aforesaid fastener portion, said other flange projecting over the mouth of the pocket.

4. -A key holder comprising a casing the ex tremities of which are inwardly folded when the casing is closed to cover one face of the central portion of the casing, a rigid member secured to the central portion adjacent one margin thereof, a cooperating fastener portion upon the rigid member, hooks dependingly mounted upon said member, a pocket resting against the central casing portion and having a portion of its margin secured thereto, the pocket also extending over a part of the rigid member so that a mouth for said pocket is formed between the latter and the rigid member, and a fastener portion on the pocket engagingv theaforesaid cooperating fastener portion.

. JOHN BLOEMSMA, 

